1. Metrics Simplification Project
Barry Gribbons, Deputy Chancellor, College of the Canyons
Kate Williams Browne, Skyline College
John Stanskas, ASCCC Vice President
Rebecca Eikey, ASCCC Executive Committee

2. Overview Why Simplify and the IEPI Indicators Recommendations
Metrics Simplification Workgroup – Charge and Scope
Metrics Simplification Workgroup – Meetings 1 and 2
Future of Metrics Simplification Effort
Total of 86 metrics colleges are expected to use to guide planning

3. Why Simplify? Current Reporting and Planning Metrics: Scorecard
Strong Workforce
IEPI Indicators
Student Equity Plans
Basic Skills Plans
SSSP
Total of 86 metrics colleges are expected to use to guide planning

4. IEPI Indicators Recommendation
Develop a core, limited set of metrics used for various initiative and institutional planning
Reduce differences and inconsistencies in indicator systems to the greatest extent possible
Utilize existing talent in the field to develop a plan
Widely vet the plan to seek input from a variety of constituent groups

5. Chancellor’s Office Response
Creation of the Metrics Simplification Project
3 meetings with a representative group
Finished recommendation by May 1

6. Metrics Simplification Charge
Focus is strictly on students and their educational journey
Outcome should be simplified set of metrics drillable for detail
This set of metrics should displace all others

7. Metrics Simplification Charge
Metrics broken into three categories:
Access
Practices
Student Outcomes
Align with Guided Pathways and Completion by Design if possible
Equity not viewed as a separate activity but across all metrics

8. Metrics Simplification Progress
Further refined ways to view student journey
Connection
Entry
Progress
Completion
Ongoing Education
Employment
Considered 20 possible metrics

9. Metrics Simplification Progress
Connection
Equitable Access
Applicants who enrolled in college
Alignment of course schedule with student pathways
Entry
Completed comprehensive education plan
Successfully completed Transfer-level English and math
Recommended move to Progress

10. Metrics Simplification Progress
Course taking milestones
Second year persistence
Progress in pathway
Transfer-ready
Support Services/Student Engagement

11. Metrics Simplification Progress
Completion
Completed and/or Transferred
Completed and/or Transferred in 3 years
Average Units for Associate Degree Earners
Ongoing Education
Earned Multiple Credentials
Completed Next Segment within Six Years

12. Metrics Simplification Progress
Employment
Employed after one year
Employed in Job Related to CTE Field of Study
Change in Earnings
Median Annual Earnings
Attained Living Wage

13. Summary of Recommended Metrics
Connection
Equitable Access
Entry
Progress
Successfully Completed Transfer-Level English and math in 1-year
Student Services/Engagement
Completion
Completed or Transferred
Ongoing Education
Employment
Change in Earnings

14. Additional Possible Ideas
Core set of indicators with additional indicators that can be drilled into
Disaggregations
Fall 2015 Plenary Local Senates Irvine, California

15. Future Metrics Simplification
April 23 – Final meeting of the Statewide Workgroup
April rd Statewide Webinar (10AM)
Concern about how metrics may be used with Funding Formula discussion in progress – no definitive answer at this time

16. Fall 2015 Plenary Local Senates Irvine, California
Questions? Comments
Fall 2015 Plenary Local Senates Irvine, California

17. Thank You
Barry Gribbons John Stanskas Kate Williams Browne Rebecca Eikey